Didn't realise that but, on a wider perspective, having our second top scorer with 8 goals is something NL is going to have to do something about in the summer because if JC gets injured we are going to have big problems.

Wasn't his greatest fan but he has improved this season and at 24 I think there is more to come.
IMO he has done enough to earn a new contract as a squad/impact player.
He also seems to avoid the dreaded injuries so is always available to play.

I wonder what the assists stats are like i would imagine Boyles figures are better?

Suspect you are right (though someone will no doubt correct me /us). Bigger issue, as has been mentioned on numerous threads in the past, is that we don't score enough goals and that is something that needs to be addressed. John McGinn for Liam Henderson, LG and GMS might solve the issue 😂

Boyle is very well liked in the dressing room, he's quick and a defenders nightmare, play him off the left and let him cut in onto his right and he'll score and create goals. Someone on his FB page said he's signed and I hope it's true, he'll get better.

Really hope we keep him. One of our only current players who can scare defences and stretch them to create space for everyone else...as well as chipping in with the odd goal and assist. He will only get better too as still quite young. Certainly would not be sitting comfortably if he was lined up against us next season!

They do play different positions and players clearly progress at different rates but I think that Boyle scoring 1 goal every 3.7 games vs Cummings 1 goal every 2.07 games is quite a big difference.

I put that badly :) - wasn't meaning to suggest that Cummings isn't a markedly better goal scorer than Boyle/
My point was more that Boyle is still relatively young and developing and that his goal record isn't bad by comparison and hence the OPs assesment of him as being that poor was a little ott.

I'd not be unhappy to keep him - especially as a squad player.
Good pace is always nice to have.

I'd say Boyle has shown improvement year on year since he's been at the club. Still a young guy and when he's on his game, defences just can't cope with him.

Final ball let's him down a lot but it's a difficult one. Do we want a fast winger that can beat his man but take 10 crosses to find a man or a winger that can't beat his man but can deliver a great ball? (Humphrey)

I'll trust NL and the club to do what they feel is the right decision after the recent case against him. Whether he stays or not, I believe we need another winger that's better. A Mackay-Stevens type would be my preference although I feel I've been saying that forever now!

I think the ‘poor final ball’ is a bit unfair on Squirrel.
Quite often he is faced with a box packed with defenders (our midfielders rarely get into the box at all, or get ahead of the ball) and has at best Jason looking a bit mobile, and Holty standing completely stationary. It’s hardly surprising that so many crosses are intercepted by one of the eight or nine opposition players who have packed into the box.

Boyle is very well liked in the dressing room, he's quick and a defenders nightmare, play him off the left and let him cut in onto his right and he'll score and create goals. Someone on his FB page said he's signed and I hope it's true, he'll get better.

I think the ‘poor final ball’ is a bit unfair on Squirrel.
Quite often he is faced with a box packed with defenders (our midfielders rarely get into the box at all, or get ahead of the ball) and has at best Jason looking a bit mobile, and Holty standing completely stationary. It’s hardly surprising that so many crosses are intercepted by one of the eight or nine opposition players who have packed into the box.

Not sure about that. Can think of a few occasions when he was clean through and his first touch had disappeared.

I think the ‘poor final ball’ is a bit unfair on Squirrel.
Quite often he is faced with a box packed with defenders (our midfielders rarely get into the box at all, or get ahead of the ball) and has at best Jason looking a bit mobile, and Holty standing completely stationary. It’s hardly surprising that so many crosses are intercepted by one of the eight or nine opposition players who have packed into the box.

I agree with this. When do we ever see a hibs player make a run to the front post either to glance a header towards goal, hit a shot or flick it on. I think that's part of the reason our balls always hit the first man

I agree with this. When do we ever see a hibs player make a run to the front post either to glance a header towards goal, hit a shot or flick it on. I think that's part of the reason our balls always hit the first man

The last Morton game was an example of Boyle's talents being wasted, time after time using his pace to get to the bye line, only to find their is no one matching his run to get in to the box. When do we ever see our midfielders making runs in to the box? This is reason our midfielders don't get goals. It's been a problem for ages. Martin Boyles been great since the turn of the year and their is more to come IMO.